How to Prune Young Shade Trees

Tree City USA Bulletin #1—Sources for More Information

These two outstanding books include sections on pruning young trees, but cover much more about tree care and urban forestry:

Arboriculture — Integrated Management of Landscape Trees, Shrubs, and Vines in the Landscape

by Richard W. Harris , James R. Clark, and Nelda P. Matheny. 687 pp.
Urban — Planning and Managing Urban Greenspaces

by Robert W. Miller. 502 pp.

These are specifically dedicated to pruning, both young and mature trees and other plants:

All About Pruning

An Ortho Book.
An Illustrated Guide to Pruning

by Edward T. Gilman
The Complete Guide to Landscape, Design, Renovation and Maintenance

by Cass Turnbull

Remember: All book purchases made through our arborday.org link to Amazon.com returns a portion of the sale price to the Arbor Day Foundation to support its educational programs in tree planting and environmental stewardship. Simply go to the Arbor Day Online Books section of this site.

Training Young Trees For Structure and Form. A 30-minute video by Larry Costello and available from:

International Society of Arboriculture

PO Box 3129

Champaign, IL 61826

Phone: (217)-355-9411 or visit isa-arbor.com

Homeowner’s Guide for Beautiful, Safe and Healthy Trees

USDA Forest Service

Northeastern Experiment Station Publications

359 Main Road

Delaware, OH 43015

Downloadable from: treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/4388
ANSI A300 Pruning Standard

Available from the International Society of Arboriculture; see above listing.
Caring For Young Trees From Nurseries to Landscapes

Shigo and Trees Associates

P.O. Box 2466

Snohomish, WA 98291-2466

Or call: 402-474-5655
Monday–Friday
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST